Accident Hawker Nimrod Mk I S1634,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209297
 
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Date:Monday 13 July 1936
Time:day
Type:Hawker Nimrod Mk I
Owner/operator:802 Sqn FAA RAF
Registration: S1634
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Aboukir, Alexandria -   Egypt
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:HMS Glorious, Mediterranean Sea, off Alexandria, Egypt
Destination airport:RAF Aboukir, Alexandria, Egypt
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hawker Nimrod Mk.I S1634, 802 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, embarked aboard HMS Glorious: Written off (destroyed) 13/7/36 when lost control and spun into the ground near Aboukir, Alexandria, Egypt. Pilot - Flying Officer Kenrick Alan Stewart (aged 23) - was killed. According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (July 23, 1936, page 119 - see link #2):

"FLYING ACCIDENTS
The Air Ministry regrets to announce that F/O Kenrick Alan Stewart lost his life in an aircraft accident which occurred at Aboukir, Egypt, on July 13. F/O Stewart was the pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft"

Sources:

1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accf1939.htm
2. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1936/1936%20-%202064.PDF
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20110918205240/http://www.jeffreymaynard.com:80/Harrow_County/Entry1926.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Apr-2018 23:33 Dr. John Smith Added
10-Nov-2018 07:22 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
11-Jan-2021 20:26 Sergey L. Updated [Registration, Departure airport]

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